(en) Finland, Demonstration in Helsinki for political prisoners in Russia

Date
Tue, 07 May 2013 10:51:32 +0300

On anniversary of protests taken a year ago prior to inauguration of Putin in Moscow, a
demonstration for Russian political prisoners was organised in Helsinki by Free Pussy Riot
Helsinki and local group of Anarchist Black Cross. From 4 to 6 PM info stall was held in
statue of Three Smiths in the very center of the city. Main topic of the demonstration was
case against more than 20 people, accused of rioting 6th of May 2012, but information was
also provided about case of Pussy Riot and cases of four persecuted Moscow antifascists
(Alexey Olesinov, Alexey Sutuga, Alyon Volkov and Igor Kharchenko) At 6 PM, a
demonstration headed to Russian embassy, scanning "Free Russian political prisoners" and
"Putin out", as well as names of around twenty political prisoners ("Free Aleksandra
Dukhanina!", "Free Stepan Zimin!", "Free Alexey Polikhovich!", "Free Alexey Gaskarov!" and
so on). In fron of the demonstration, there was a bilingual banner "Free political
prisoners" in Finnish and Russian languages. Althogether, around 50 people joined the
demonstration.